"Girly DoDonPachi" shooter makes an April 20 debut in Japan

If you're a fan of bullet hell shoot 'em ups, you're likely familiar with genre legend Cave's DonPachi series. The original hit arcades in Japan in 1995, and has been followed by many sequels and ports since. Cave has set the next, DoDonPachi Saidaioujou, for an April 20 Japanese arcade debut.

The "elemental dolls" pictured below support the player's ship, with different abilities granted depending on how they're dressed up. The less clothing they have on, the more difficult the game becomes. I'm sure the true shmup experts will take that as a challenge to keep as few clothes on their dolls as possible!